Chamber Gala: Hon. Truesdale is Town of Porter Citizen of the Year

Town of Porter Justice David Truesdale has been chosen
by Supervisor Merton Wiepert and the Town Council as the 2016 Town of Porter
Citizen of the Year.

With just under 35 years as a public servant,
Truesdale has provided leadership and created an example of good citizenship
while enhancing the well-being of the community.

Truesdale
loves living in this part of Niagara County. He owns 125 acres of farmland with
his brother. He is a lifelong resident of the Town of Porter and graduated from
Lewiston-Porter in 1966. The quality of life is unparalleled, and living in the
Town of Porter gives him the benefit of serving the two distinct communities of
Youngstown and Ransomville. This means two great historical societies, two
great libraries and two great garden clubs, to name a few perks.

As Town of Porter justice for the past 35 years,
Truesdale has enjoyed the variety of his job in his ninth term, from having a
positive influence on those he works with, adjudication of traffic, criminal,
environmental and civil cases, to sentencing couples to life ... with marriage.
He also held a part-time position with the Town of Porter Highway Department
for more than 30 years.

Truesdale's 32-year teaching career at Wilson Central
School, where he taught fifth and sixth grades, has coincided nicely with his
role as town justice. He completed his graduate studies at Niagara University
in 1975, and completed basic judicial training through the New York State
Unified Court System in 1981, while successfully completing advanced training
each year since then.

Truesdale has served on several committees within the
Town of Porter and as a member of the Town of Porter Recreation Committee. The
development of Porter on the Lake Park is one of the projects he loved seeing
come to fruition.

He has been a member of the Youngstown Volunteer Fire
Co. for the past 40 years, having held the offices of president, vice
president, secretary, trustee, assistant chief and now treasurer for most of
those years. Truesdale served as chairman/co-chairman of the fire company Field
Days and/or parade for more than 35 years.

Truesdale is also a past president of the Niagara
County Magistrates Association.

In his free time, you can find Truesdale restoring
vintage vehicles, including a 1932 Mack fire truck. His 1955 Ford fire truck made
an appearance in the 2015 Youngstown Labor Day Parade, and Truesdale said he
hopes to make another appearance this year.

He has also volunteered as a flight attendant,
providing snacks and care for the animals with Pilots for Paws, a nonprofit
animal rescue and transport organization. Now you can find him at night court
every Tuesday, with Justice Wayne Pollow serving on Wednesday evenings.

The Niagara River
Region Chamber of Commerce, Wiepert and the Town of Porter councilmen are proud
to honor Truesdale as the Town of Porter Citizen of the Year.